QUIZ 1 - The Americas and Mayans

Central America is a(n) _________________?

• isthmus

• country

• continent

• peninsula

What is the world's longest mountain range called?

• The Appalachians

• The Andes

• The Sierra Madres

• The Rockies

In Mesoamerica, which group do historians believe is the oldest?

• The Olmecs

• The Aztecs

• The Toltecs

• The Maya

The four geographical areas of the Americas are North America, South America, Central America, and ____________?

• the Artic

• the Caribbean

• Argentina

• Tierra del Fuego

Identify the Mayan Empire on the map.

Swamps and ____________ gave the Maya year round access to water.

• sinkholes

• wells

• waterfalls

• canals

Choose the answer that best describes the area in which the Maya settled, also know as Peten.

• The Peten were filled with thick forests that blocked out all sunlight

• The Peten was a forest area that was full of sunlight

• This area was very mountainous and cold

• The Peten is very flat with very little grassland

Mayan kings were also treated like a _____?

• God

• Priest

• Prisoner

Who would take part in the bloodletting ceremonies that were used to please the gods in the Maya society?

• Nobles and royal families

• Children

• Women

• Prisoners of war

True or False: Human sacrifice was practiced by the Maya?

• True

• False